116: Chapter 116 Job Posting

Ah Huang let out an urgent cry from his mouth.

However, Ye Qingqing paid him no mind.

A bath that needed to be taken still had to be taken.

Ah Huang was very dissatisfied, but he still bathed while grumbling under his breath.

He looked at Ye Qingqing, his anger apparent but his words unspoken.

The water provided by the base came out completely Ah Huang, and Ye Qingqing didn't want to use it.

Regardless, there was still plenty of water in her space, and the rooms within the space had water too.

So Ye Qingqing directly drew water from the space to use.

After being busy for a long while, Ye Qingqing finally gave herself a comfortable bath and lay down on the bed.

This bed was something she had brought from her home before the Post-Apocalyptic World began.

Lying on it now, Ye Qingqing felt her entire body and mind relax.

Unconsciously, Ye Qingqing thought of her mother...

The Air Conditioner temperature in the suite wasn't very low, likely because there were too many people in the base.

Even after Ye Qingqing had given Ah Huang a bath, she still felt hot.

Having no other choice, Ye Qingqing brought out a Small Power Generation System and placed it indoors.

She set up a small Air Conditioner and a fan for herself.

Only then did she feel a bit better.

When night fell, Ye Qingqing was woken up by the commotion outside.

Ye Qingqing rubbed her aching temples, a hint of sadness in her expression.

Perhaps because she hadn't slept in her own bed for so long, Ye Qingqing saw her mother in her dreams during this nap.

The mother in her dream looked exactly as she did in her memory, as if she had never changed.

Ye Qingqing sighed, glanced at her bed, and finally stored it back away.

Her mother had always been a weakness in Ye Qingqing's heart; the moment she thought of her, an inexplicable wave of fragility would rise within her.

But such fragility could be fatal in the Post-Apocalyptic World, so Ye Qingqing would not allow it to happen.

Just as Ye Qingqing would reject Huo Sixian's feelings.

In this kind of world, just surviving was already difficult enough.

After Ye Qingqing freshened up, she casually took out two meat buns from her space and ate them while on the move.

At the same time, she prepared breakfast for Ah Huang.

She checked the sky outside, waiting for Ah Huang to finish eating before heading downstairs.

This was technically Ye Qingqing's first official day at the base, and there were still many things within the base waiting for her to do.

Among them, the most important was to figure out where Ye Shanhai and the others were located.

By the time Ye Qingqing reached downstairs, Su Miaomiao and Li Qingshan were already waiting for her.

The two looked no different from yesterday, but they had changed their clothes.

For a moment, Ye Qingqing found it a bit hard to get used to the sight.

But after thinking about it, Ye Qingqing could understand.

After all, this base was crowded and full of prying eyes, and these two didn't have Ah Huang to protect them like Ye Qingqing did.

If they dressed too well, it would inevitably invite jealousy.

"Let's go, take me to get familiar with the base."

As Ye Qingqing passed by Li Qingshan and Su Miaomiao, she brought with her the faint scent of meat buns.

Su Miaomiao was a bit of a glutton and took a deep breath behind Ye Qingqing.

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine; how had she not noticed yesterday that Su Miaomiao was actually a foodie at heart?

Ye Qingqing turned her head to look at Su Miaomiao and Li Qingshan.

Su Miaomiao felt a bit embarrassed being watched by Ye Qingqing, her cheeks turning red.

"Sis—Sister Qingqing, I'm sorry, I... I didn't do it on purpose."

Ye Qingqing glanced at Su Miaomiao and said nothing, but she took out two Flower Rolls wrapped in a plastic bag from her bag—which was actually from her space.

She handed them to Su Miaomiao and Li Qingshan.

"Eat up, but be discreet about it. Once you're done, take me to get familiar with the base."

Looking at the black plastic bag Ye Qingqing handed over, Su Miaomiao's throat bobbed unconsciously again, and her cheeks turned even redder.

She hurriedly waved her hands: "Tha—Thank you, Sister Qingqing, I can't take your food anymore. I'm sorry about just now, I was being impulsive."

Looking at the young girl's watery eyes, Ye Qingqing couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.

"Eat. As long as you don't betray me, you'll be able to fill your stomachs in the future."

Li Qingshan looked at Su Miaomiao and didn't stand on ceremony with Ye Qingqing anymore.

He took the plastic bag from Ye Qingqing's hand: "Thank you, Sister Qingqing."

He gave one plastic bag to Su Miaomiao and held the other himself.

However, Li Qingshan didn't open the bag to eat right then.

Instead, he put it in his bag.

Su Miaomiao still looked a bit shy, but seeing Li Qingshan's actions, she stopped being hesitant as well.

But she did feel regret in her heart; she was three years older than Li Qingshan, yet she wasn't as socially adept as him.

Su Miaomiao also put the plastic bag into her bag, but this time, she became a bit more proactive than yesterday.

She took the initiative to walk beside Ye Qingqing.

"Sister Qingqing, is there something you want to do today?" Su Miaomiao asked.

Ye Qingqing thought for a moment: "First, take me to see the recruitment area in the base. I want to see how to join the Scavengers."

Upon hearing this, Su Miaomiao immediately picked up the conversation.

"Anyone can be a Scavenger; you don't need to specifically join. If you go out and find supplies, you can bring them back to the base and hand them over to exchange for credits if you want."

"In other cases, you can also choose to keep them for yourself."

"And many people are part-time Scavengers. After all, it's hard to earn credits now, so most people work two jobs."

Hearing this, Ye Qingqing couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. How was this any different from being a corporate slave before the apocalypse?

Sure enough, this world was just one giant shelter for corporate slaves.

Ye Qingqing twitched her mouth and looked at Su Miaomiao.

"Then what is your other job?"

Su Miaomiao immediately replied: "I help out at the base's hospital."

"But medical fees are very expensive now, and there's basically no one in the hospital, so I can only join the Scavengers."

Ye Qingqing nodded, indicating she understood.

After all, even surviving was difficult now; who would have spare money for the hospital?

"Then let's still go to the recruitment area and see. I'll also see if there's anything I can do."

In truth, what Ye Qingqing wanted to join most was the Army, but since this was an Official Base, she figured Huo Sixian and those others would definitely be in the Army.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Ye Qingqing chose to stay away. After all, in this Post-Apocalyptic World, it was better to avoid trouble whenever possible.

When Ye Qingqing arrived at the recruitment area, she realized that this base was much more cruel than she had imagined.

Everyone was swarming and crowding in front of the Recruitment Board.

Seeing Ye Qingqing's puzzled look, Li Qingshan immediately explained: "These people are all waiting for today's work."

"Everything posted on this Recruitment Board is for temporary work, settled on the same day, so there are many people fighting for them."

Ye Qingqing looked at the crowded mass of people in front of her.

This wasn't just 'many people.'

It was like a swarm of bees.

The weather was already hot, and these people had arms against legs and heads against butts.

Like a swarm of bees or dumplings in a pot, everyone wanted to squeeze their way to the front of that Recruitment Board.